Willie Mays is one of my sports heros. I saw him play at the Polo Grounds in New York as a small boy; and was thrilled when we moved to San Francisco in 1960 and saw him play again in his last few years with the Giants.

He was only 5'11" and weighed only 180 lbs and played in some of the worst hitters parks in the National League and yet 660 home runs. He could hurl his entire body mass into a swing to generate power, which is amazing. Ichiro can do this, as well, but he says if he hit 40 home runs a year, his batting average would be .220. Mays hit .302 over his career.

Mays is the standard against which all great players must be measured. The best thing, though, is that he truly loved to play baseball.

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 156
At this date last year: 225
Total run in 2014: 401
In 2013: 257
In 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269